This latest theory about Paul Gauguin slicing off Vincent van Gogh’s ear with a fencing foil is highly implausible Misunderstood and undervalued … Self-portrait with Palette c 1894 by Paul Gauguin. Poor Vincent; he gets no rest. If it isn’t a new film or TV drama about the tragic genius who ended his extraordinary life [...]
Andy Warhol, Mickey Mouse Uncle Sam. Superman. Mickey Mouse. These pop culture icons share more in common than fame—they became muses and their images become subjects to another American icon: Andy Warhol.
A group of volunteers clearing graffiti from the walls and bus stops in their home town have inadvertently painted over a modern masterpiece – and cost its owner £5,000. The work, attributed to street artist Banksy, depicted Paddington Bear with the caption “Migration is not a crime” and was painted on to a wall owned [...]
Christie’s Latin American Sale in New York on May 28 and 29 will feature rare masterpieces spanning from 17th century Colonial art to Contemporary paintings. Important artists represented include Diego Rivera, Leonora Carrington, Mario Carreño, Cundo Bermúdez, Wifredo Lam, Rufino Tamayo and Matta. The two-day sale will offer 276 lots and expects to realize in [...]
The weakness of this year’s Turner Prize shortlist is a lack of balance: it has three good artists and one great one, says Richard Dorment.
William Bouguereau, Les Deux Soeurs, 1899, oil on canvas, 57 by 30 ¼ in., 143.8 by 76.8 cm. Est. $1.5/1.8 million. Polly Sartori, Director of 19th Century Paintings, said, “We achieved a strong sale total of $10.8 million today with a selective offering of important works. Collectors continue to be interested in high quality pictures, [...]
Don’t even think about a trip to the Clore Gallery to see Turner/Rothko – an even more meagre display, purporting to highlight the similarities between the English landscape painter and the American Abstract Expressionist. “Black on Maroon” by Mark Rothko The comparison is specious. Hanging Turner’s Three Seascapes of c1827 next to a typical Rothko [...]